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Northern District of Mississippi

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Northern District of Mississippi is covered here.

4,047
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
1,355
Chapter 7
Below national share
2,671
Chapter 13
Above national share
66
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Northern District of Mississippi recorded 4,047 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 33% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 2.2% from FY2023.

33%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
66%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.6%
business filings
+2.2%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 4,047 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Northern District of Mississippi: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

4,047 46th percentile higher than 46% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). Below this entry. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Above this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Northern Mississippi 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 4,047
Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of Mississippi by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 4,047 1,355 19 2 2,671
FY2023 3,958 1,273 22 0 2,663
FY2022 3,233 1,197 7 0 2,029
FY2021 2,596 1,312 15 0 1,269
FY2020 4,236 1,953 34 6 2,243
FY2019 5,350 2,174 9 5 3,162
FY2018 5,103 2,092 23 5 2,983
FY2017 4,864 1,976 26 4 2,858
FY2016 4,656 1,942 16 9 2,689
FY2015 4,680 1,907 14 1 2,758

Chapter 13-leaning mix & YoY trend

33%

Chapter 7 share

3,981

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,355 (33%)
  • Chapter 13 2,671 (66%)
  • Chapter 11 19 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

The 4,047 FY2024 filings in the Northern District of Mississippi, broken down by chapter.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the Northern District of Mississippi's filing volume went up 2.2%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Mississippi's unemployment rate barely moved (4.2% in 2019 to 4.2% in 2023), while filings in the Northern District of Mississippi fell 26.0% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state unemployment rate, annual average; AOUSC filing counts by fiscal year. A comparison, not a claim of cause.

Chapter 13-heavy district mix

Northern District of Mississippi's Chapter 13-heavy mix

Chapter 13 share ranks #10 of 89 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 33% of FY2024 filings here.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Northern District of Mississippi's filing count fell 13.5%, 27.8 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy filings did the Northern District of Mississippi have in FY2024?

Northern District of Mississippi recorded 4,047 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 48th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

Of the Northern District of Mississippi's FY2024 filings, 66 were business cases and 3,981 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Northern District of Mississippi in FY2024, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not state containment (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Similar filing volume

Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (4,047 here).

Western Missouri 3,925 Southern Georgia 3,842 Kansas 3,825 Western Oklahoma 3,716

Similar Chapter 13 share

Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

South Carolina 69% Ch.13 Middle Georgia 72% Ch.13 Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas 60% Ch.13 Northern Alabama 60% Ch.13

What to do with this

Northern District of Mississippi's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #48 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 33% of FY2024 filings here were Chapter 7 liquidations, not Chapter 13 repayment plans - the guide breaks down what separates the two. Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13
  • Northern District of Mississippi is one federal district in Mississippi - see the full state rollup across every district. Mississippi overview

Figures are Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics FY2024 filings - see the methodology page for how districts and chapters are defined.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Northern District of Mississippi FY2024 profile (#48 of 89 volume · #10 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.